Sentence examples for had contended that from inspiring English sources

EADS had contended that its plane was bigger and better.

Prosecutors had contended that Mr. Bakhtiar was killed on the orders of the Tehran government.

Airline industry groups had contended that the money should be used only on the airport grounds.

Advocates had contended that dosage decisions should be left to doctors.

The Yugoslav government had contended that NATO bombing killed 5,000 civilians.

EchoStar had contended that Viacom was demanding onerous increases in the fees.

The government had contended that the information helped mobsters flee to avoid arrest and prosecution.

Yeltsin's doctors had contended that the president could not survive an operation, Dr. DeBakey said.

He had contended that the killer must have entered their home after he left for work early in the morning.

The verdict was a setback for the military prosecutors, who had contended that they could detain him indefinitely.

They had contended that the use of the system discriminated against them and often resulted in their demotion or dismissal.